document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=14057>Question 14057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> determine the equation of the line that :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "has a slope -1/2 and y intercept 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7069 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bam878s><B>bam878s(77)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bam878s><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=7069\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you know your slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. This will be the coefficient of the x-variable in the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You also know that the y intercept is 7.  What does this mean?  It means that when x=0, y=7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So basically all this graph is the equation y=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x moved up 7 spaces.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we have y=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x+7.  Note that when x=0. y=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(0) + 7 = 7, just as we wanted.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The graph looks like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28300%2C200%2C-5%2C5%2C0%2C10%2C%28-1%2F2%29x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28300%2C200%2C-5%2C5%2C0%2C10%2C%28-1%2F2%29x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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